RE the current high quality of TV drama - I went to the Producing for Commercial Theater seminar this past April, and one of the producers on the panel was asked why serious drama is such a hard sell on Broadway today, while musicals are selling well. His belief was that there is no equivalent for the experience of seeing a musical, and that's why musicals are for the most part thriving. But as far as drama is concerned, I'm paraphrasing what he said, but the producer on the panel hypothesized that the bridge-and-tunnel people especially feel they can sit at home and watch great drama on TV, so why schlep into the city, pay a babysitter, etc., for a straight play unless something about it (awards, stars) makes it a must-see event.